The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

Not an issue but....

On Win 7 I upgraded to Acer Predator 4k2k XB280HK 28" G-Sync couple of days ago. Playing at the same settings as the my 1080P I was getting 32-36 vs 70+
Is was like butter. Now I have upgraded to Win 10 on the same settings I am geting 60 @4K. Is this normal?
 
Paul_cz said:
I tried to play Dragon Age 3 a week ago.

I quit after 2 hours and uninstalled it.

It is so...empty. Vapid. Generic. The intro was another generic fantasy rehash of "evil invading through oblivion gates! You are the chosen one with neon light, errm, mark, on your hand! We do not know you but will follow you because reasons!"

And when I got through the terrible intro and arrived at first main area of the game (Hinterlands) and saw the quests there (bring X this, kill Y that), I just couldn't take it. Not after Witcher 3.
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I made the mistake of purchasing Dragon Age Inquisition a few months ago. I figured it can't be that bad and should at least have some good RPG elements. Everything you said is exactly how I felt, it was so bland and uninteresting. It has literally zero redeeming features IMHO as far as gameplay goes. Even the graphics are mediocre and animations are stiff IMHO.

If anyone wants a good indication of how DA:I Compares to Witcher 3 go see Metacritic scores. There is a massive gulf between press and user reviews on both games.

DA:I Press 85 average. Users 5.8 with mostly negative
W3 Press 94. User 9.2 with mostly positive

This is a very telling statistic.
 
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So strange, I really enjoy Dragon Age, I can't play it for days on end simply as it's pretty repetative. But I do enjoy the combat as a rogue assassin. It's good fun :D

Certainly not as indepth as Witcher 3 though, not by a long way.
 
Dragon Age Inquisition is a very good game.

The Witcher 3 is a modern masterpiece and its inevitable that DAI ends up being compared unfavourably. But the fact is people rated DAI highly a few months ago and its still a great game.

I too couldn't bring myself to complete my second play-through of DAI after completing Witcher 3 but that doesn't negate how much I enjoyed DAI when it first came out, nor does it mean I won't play it again in the future.

Saying or implying DAI is 'bad' is just plain nonsense. It's objectively a good game.
 
Hi I have just done a clean install of windows 10 not realising that gog galaxy does not save to a cloud.
Does anybody know where I can get a save file for about 10 hours in?
Last main mission completed was with kiera in the caves where first fight wild hunt.
Thanks
 
c61ll said:
Hi I have just done a clean install of windows 10 not realising that gog galaxy does not save to a cloud.
Does anybody know where I can get a save file for about 10 hours in?
Thanks
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1) Spoiler tags! Use them. Jesus.

2) Replay through it with Death March like a man.
 
What's the performance like currently? What can I expect with the system in my signature? I'd be playing at 1080p.
 
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Little Johnny, what an epic little character! Really enjoyed that mission. Although the time I finally disable subtitles, I can barely hear one of the 3 witches... The one with the bloody basket on her head.

I didn't save the children :( I heard from a friend who saved the children and then later regretted it, can't remember why, so I thought I'd save them as I don't know the outcome of that.

Really, REALLY, REALLLLLYYYYYY loving this game. I'm playing it slowly, but damn. It's good fun. I'm now level 8 on Death March and it's getting easier. I can see it being a cake walk in a few more levels to be honest.
 
Bishie said:
What's the performance like currently? What can I expect with the system in my signature? I'd be playing at 1080p.
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At 1080p, I'd say all settings max aside from grass/foliage distance which if you set to high, will be fine. Hairworks off. And maybe AA disabled.
 
Hairworks should be good as well now after the last patch. I am using a 970 and have been able to turn it on the and still get 60fps with everything except foliage on max and no aa.
 
agnes said:
So strange, I really enjoy Dragon Age, I can't play it for days on end simply as it's pretty repetative. But I do enjoy the combat as a rogue assassin. It's good fun :D

Certainly not as indepth as Witcher 3 though, not by a long way.
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What depth has Witcher 3 got? Its not got in depth combat, not got in depth magic system, crafting is toss, looting/itemisations is rubbish once you get some witcher gear, there are no decent dungeons of note.

Only real variety/depth is in the quests and story.

Personally found DA:I more fun to play purely because the combat was better.

Decent enough game but people seem to over egging it a bit.
 
chroniclard said:
What depth has Witcher 3 got? Its not got in depth combat, not got in depth magic system, crafting is toss, looting/itemisations is rubbish once you get some witcher gear, there are no decent dungeons of note.

Only real variety/depth is in the quests and story.

Personally found DA:I more fun to play purely because the combat was better.

Decent enough game but people seem to over egging it a bit.
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It's because people follow crowds, and the 'in' thing to do was slate it compared to DA:O. Which, some of the top streamers did, and like a flock of sheep. The masses followed suit emphasising on what had been said and treated it like law.

When in fact, I can bet my left nut most of the sheep haven't actually played Origins and will hate the combat in it.

Anyway, back to Witcher 3. I have Hairworks on with 2xaa and high on the other hairwors setting. But only on Geralt. Even then, I was getting sub 60fps at 1080 on my 980ti with everything maxed. This was in a storm, overlooking a vally so a lot to render! With foliage distance set to high instead of ultra, perfectly smooth again. Can't make up my mind, fluffy wolves and bears or distance drawing grass? HMMMMMM.
 
If I want an RPG with a focus on dungeons, crafting and itemisation I'd play an MMO like WoW.

None of the Dragon Age games excelled at that, and personally for an RPG story and quests are what are important to me. Witcher 3 combat is also great, and while itemisation is a mess if I want that once again an MMO offers even more.

The Baldur's Gate series are still my favourite RPGs, and going to what you want in and RPG they'd be mediocre and lacking as well, despite being the most engaging games around primarily because of their story and quests.

It's why I and and many like the Witcher 3, it has the depth we want from the classics with upto date amazing graphics, decent combat and has very detailed characters and development for them spanning several games and books.

I liked Dragon Age Origins, but it failed to be a BG spiritual successor like they wanted. Two was an insult to Origin fans, and I've not even bothered with DA:I after Bioware has been flip flopping on their games. They simply don't make games that appeal to me anymore sadly.
I'm sure for many it's fantastic, but I'll hold the Witcher series well above what I've experienced with the Dragon Age so far, primarily because it has depth where I want it. Story and characters.

agnes said:
Anyway, back to Witcher 3. I have Hairworks on with 2xaa and high on the other hairwors setting. But only on Geralt. Even then, I was getting sub 60fps at 1080 on my 980ti with everything maxed. This was in a storm, overlooking a vally so a lot to render! With foliage distance set to high instead of ultra, perfectly smooth again. Can't make up my mind, fluffy wolves and bears or distance drawing grass? HMMMMMM.
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Take it you're on patch 1.07? It doesn't play well with 980Tis, and has some weird FPS inconsistencies. Hopefully the upcoming patch 1.08 fixes that.
1.07 straight up broke my game, and SLI scaling as well. Nothing worse than constant crashing and 40fps in areas with SLI 980Tis :(
 
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Got a 980 SOC coming so I'm holding off playing this until I get it. Only just left the Imperial Palace and I've had it since launch :p. Can't wait to play this game in its (at least close to) full glory at 60FPS.
 
Looking to get this game and play it as soon as I get my new build set up however I would like to play it on full settings at 60 FPS. Do you think this is possible with my build as I'm seeing a lot of people having issues with 980 Ti? I am willing to wait until they've sorted out issues with it, if they're making it better as patches go on, am I better off waiting?
 
Barrel said:
Looking to get this game and play it as soon as I get my new build set up however I would like to play it on full settings at 60 FPS. Do you think this is possible with my build as I'm seeing a lot of people having issues with 980 Ti? I am willing to wait until they've sorted out issues with it, if they're making it better as patches go on, am I better off waiting?
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You'll need 2 980Ti's I think, but I hear there are still driver issues which may mean mine are having no effect :(

Andi.
 
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